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Woman killed in early morning fire in South End

An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a fire in the South End early Saturday morning.

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Updated: 5:42 PM EST Mar 12, 2016

Woman killed in early morning fire in South End

An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a fire in the South End early Saturday morning.

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Updated: 5:42 PM EST Mar 12, 2016

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WEBVTT CENTER FIVE'S NICOLE ESTAPHAN TALKED TO NEIGHBORS NICOLE: A BROKEN WINDOW. >> HE WAS YELLING MY WIFE IS INSIDE. NICOLE: SHATTERED GLASS. THE ONLY INDICATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF 109 EAST CANTON STREET OF A NOW SHATTERED LIFE. >> HE JUST KEPT SAYING SHE WAS IN THE BATHROOM AND HE COULDN' GET HER OUT. NICOLE: RESIDENTS OF THIS APARTMENT BUILDING DESCRIBE THE FRIGHTENING SATURDAY MORNING WAKE UP CALL. >> I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IT WAS PITCH BLAC NICOLE: ONE NEIGHBOR-WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED TELLS US SHE RAN UP AND DOWN THIS BUILDING KNOCKING ON DOORS. WHEN SHE GOT TO THE THIRD FLOOR, SHE SAW A HEARTBREAKING SCENE. >> HE KEPT SAYING IT WAS H THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. NICOLE: A MAN AND HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER-TRYING TO GET TO HIS WIFE TRAPPED IN THE APARTMENT BATHROOM. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE >> WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK I SEE HER WALKING DOWN THE STREE EVERYDAY WITH HER DAUGHTER. NICOLE: AS THE REALITY SET IN, OF A YOUNG MOTHER NOW GONE, FRIENDS GATHERED IN EMBRACE. WHILE INVESTIGATORS TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT STARTED THE FIR

Woman killed in early morning fire in South End

An investigation is underway after a woman was killed in a fire in the South End early Saturday morning.